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Alabama

Snakes in Houston County

25 species have been documented here, 5 of them venomous.

Venomous snakes in Houston County

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  • Northern Cottonmouth
    Northern Cottonmouth
    Agkistrodon piscivorus
    Venomous

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
    Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
    Crotalus adamanteus
    Venomous

    Heavy body, broad triangular head, vertical (cat-like) pupils, and a segmented keratin rattle at the tail tip.

  • Eastern Copperhead
    Eastern Copperhead
    Agkistrodon contortrix
    Venomous

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

  • Florida Cottonmouth
    Florida Cottonmouth
    Agkistrodon conanti
    Venomous

    Heavy body, triangular head, vertical pupils, and a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril.

  • Eastern Coralsnake
    Eastern Coralsnake
    Micrurus fulvius
    Venomous

    Rings of red, yellow, and black where red touches yellow; small rounded head and round pupils.

Every snake recorded in Houston County

Compiled from verified GBIF & iNaturalist observations. Informational only.

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